2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS WAGON Owner's Manual

Selectingradio stations using the on-boa rd
compu ter
On-board computer:
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1Frequency range
2St ation
3Na me of track
4Name of artist
When you select a station in the presets, the
preset appears next tothest ation name. When
yo u select a sa vedstation in the frequency
ra nge, an as terisk appears nexttothest ation
name.
#To select a radio station: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
Selecting the frequency range or station pre‐
set
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To select the frequency range/station
prese t:swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Playing back media using the on-boa rdcom‐
pu ter
On-board computer:
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1Media source
2Cur rent track and track number
3Na me of artist
4Name of album
#To change trac ksinthe active media
source: swipe upwards or down wards on the
left-hand side of Touch Control.
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Changingthe media source
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To select a media source: swipe upwards
or down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
Dialing a telephone number using the on-
board compu ter
Re quirement:RMobile phone connec tedto the multimedia
sy stem
On-board computer:
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& WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integrated intheve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot be sure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
Whentelephoning, you must observ eth e legal
re qu irements forth e count ryin which you are
cur rently driving.
Ve hicles with the COMAND multimedia sys‐
te m: the most recent telephone connections
(dialed, receive d and missed calls) are displa yed
in the3KRQH menu.
#Toselect thete lephone number: swipe
upwards or down wards on the left-hand side
of Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
If th ere is only one telephone number
sa ve dto an entr y:thete lephone number is
selecte d.
#Ifth ere are multiple telephone numbers
sa ve dto an entr y:swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand side of Touch Control
to select the desired telephone number.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
The telephone number is dialed.
The following displa ysmay appear ins tead of the
te lephone numbers dialed:
R3OHDVH :DLW :th e application is starting.
When a Blue tooth®connection tothe mobile
phone is not es tablished, the menu for
authorizing and connecting a mobile phone is
displa yed in the multimedia sy stem
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R8SGDWLQJ GDWD: the call list is being upda‐
te d.
R,PSRUWLQJ &RQWDFWV :th e conta cts from the
mobile phone or from a storage medium are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting a call
When youre ceive a call, a message appears in
th e Head-up Display ,QFRPLQJ &DOO.
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#Swipe upwards or down wards on the left-
hand side of Touch Control and select 6
(Accept) or ~(Reject).
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
The call may beaccep ted/rejec ted using the
6 or~ buttons on thesteering wheel.
Ad justing the Head-up Displ aysettings in the
on-boa rdcompu ter
On-board computer:
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The following Head-up Display settings can be
adjus ted:
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#To select the setting: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
#To adjust theva lue: swipe upwards or
down wards on the left-hand side of Touch
Control.
#Press the left-hand side of Touch Control.
1Cur rently selected setting
2Digital speedome ter
3Traf fic Sign Assist
4Na vigation displa ys
Settingthe design
On-board computer
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% This function is only available forve hicles
with a Widescreen Cockpit.
The following designs can be selecte d:
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R&ODVVLF
R3URJUHVVLYH
#Toselect a design: swipe upwards or down‐
wa rds on the left-hand Touch Control.
#Press the left-hand Touch Control.
The Inst rument Display is shown in the selec‐
te d design.
Head-up Display
Fu nction of the Head-up Display
Mercedes-AMG vehicles: be sure toobser ve
th e no tes in the Supplement. Otherwise, you
may failto recognize dangers.
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The Head-up Display projects information from
the navigation sy stem and the driver assis tance
sy stem abo vethe cockpit into the driver's field
of vision.
Display elements
1Na vigation message s
2Current speed
3De tected instructions and traf fic signs
4Set speed in the driver assis tance sy stem
(e.g. cruise control)
When youre ceive a call, a message appears in
th e Head-up Display 6,QFRPLQJ &DOO. In audio mode,
thest ation name or track is tem‐
porarily shown when the active audio source is
being operated.
Sy stem limitations
The visibility is influenced bythefo llowing condi‐
tions:
RSeat position
RThe positioning of the display image
RLight conditions
RWe tro ads
RObjects on the display co ver
RPo larization in sunglasses
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Operating safety
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo u operate information and communica‐
tion equipment integ rated in theve hicle
when driving, youwill be dis tracted from the
traf fic situation. This could also cause youto
lose control of theve hicle.
#Only operate this equipment when the
traf fic situation permits.
#If yo u cannot besure of this, stop the
ve hicle whilst paying attention toroad
and traf fic conditions and ope rate the
equipment with theve hicle stationar y.
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while theve hicle is in motion
If yo u operate communication equipment
integrated intheve hicle when driving, you
will be distracted from the tra ffic situation.
This could also cause youto lose control of
th eve hicle.
Only operate this equipment when theve hi‐
cle is stationar y.
Foryo ur ow n safe ty, always obser vethefo llow‐
ing points when operating mobile communica‐
tions equipment and especially your voice con‐
trol sy stem:
RObser vethe legal requ irements forth e coun‐
try in which you are dr iving.
RWhile driving, only oper ate mobile communi‐
cations equipment and your voice control
sy stem when the tra ffic conditions permit it.
Yo u may otherwise be distracted from the
traf fic conditions and cause an accident,
injuri ngyourself and others.
RDo not use thevo ice control sy stem in an
emer gency as your voice can change and
yo ur telephone call can be unnecessarily
dela yed.
RFa miliarize yourself with thevo ice control
sy stem functions before starting the journe y.
Operation
Operating the multifunction steering wheel
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is operational appr ox‐
imately thirty seconds af terth e ignition is
switched on.
18 Switches the sound off/on (ends the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem)
2ó Starts theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem
36 Makes/accepts a call
4~Rejects/ends a call (ends theVo ice
Cont rol Sy stem)
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5WIncreases thevo lume
6X Decreases thevo lume
Vo ice prom pting
#To start or continue a dialog: pressthe
ó button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal.
#To cor rect an entry :say the&RUUHFWLRQ
vo ice command.
#To select an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts.
#Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say the1H[W
or %DFN voice command.
#To inter rupt the dialog: saythe3DXVH voice
command.
#To cancel the dialog: saythe&DQFHO voice
command or press the8 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
#To cancel the dialog: saythe&DQFHO voice
command.
Operable functions
Yo u can use theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem tooperate
th efo llowing equipment rega rdless of thefe a‐
tures:
RTe lephone
RText message s
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAu dio (memory card, Media Inter face, USB
and Blu etoo th®audio)
RVe hicle
Types of voice commands
A distinction is made between thefo llowing
vo ice commands:
RGlobal voice commands can be said at any
time and rega rdless of the cur rent applica‐
tion, e.g. the1DYLJDWH WR, &DOOor7H[W PHV
VDJH WR voice commands.
RApplication-specific voice commands are
only available forth e active application.
1Global voice commands
2Application-specific voice commands
On the display next tothe active application,
ex amples of global voice commands and the cor‐
re sponding application-specific voice commands
are displa yed on an autocue. This makes ent ry
easier and supports interactive operation. The
list can be scrolled or it can be operated by
speech or the controller/touchpad.
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Voice Cont rol Sy stem

Entering numbers
Entering numbe rs:
RThe numbers allo wed are ]HURtoQLQH .
RTelephone numbers can be entered as single
digits.
Changing the language setting
Yo u can change the language of Voice Cont rol
Sy stem via the sy stem language settings. If the
set sy stem language is not suppor tedby Voice
Cont rol Sy stem, En glish will be selecte d.
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem is available in En glish,
Fr ench, Portuguese and Spanish.
Using Voice Control Sy stem ef fectively
Au dible help functions
Youre ceive information and help for:
ROptimal operation: saythe+HOS YRLFH FRQ
WURO V\VWHP voice command.
RCur rent application: pushtheó rock er
switch on the multifunction steering wheel
up and say the+HOS voice command.
RContinued dialog: saythe+HOS voice com‐
mand during a voice dialog.
RA specific sy stem: saythevo ice commands
fo rth e desired sy stem, e.g. +HOS WHOHSKRQH.
Speechquality impr ovement
IfVo ice Control Sy stem does not under stand
yo u:
ROnly operate Voice Cont rol Sy stem from the
driver's seat.
RSay thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
RAv oid loud noises, e.g. the blo wer,th at cause
inter fere nce while making a voice command
ent ry.
RSay thevo ice tag with the same intonation
when creating voice tags. If an addre
ss book entry voice tag is not rec‐
ognized:
ROnly crea tesensible address book entries in
th e sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐
name and firs t name in the cor rect field.
RDo not use any abbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
If a station list entry is not recognized:
RSay the5HDG RXW VWDWLRQ OLVW voice command.
Essential voice commands
Switch voice commands
Swit chvoice commands can be used toopen
cer tain applications. The voice command selec‐
tion can be used rega rdless of the application
th at is cur rently acti ve.
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Voice command Function
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switch tonavigation mode
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switch tomap display
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switch toaddress book
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switch totelephone mode
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switch totext message s
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switch toradio mode
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switch tomedia mode
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switch toUSB
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switch tomemory card
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start a Mercedes-Benz online application. The application must be called up bytouch once prior
to use.
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switch toMercedes-Benz Apps
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switch toInternet mode
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